Re: [Philmont]: Wilderness First Aid

1996, at Iris Park, crewmember had a small speck of rock in his eye.
Attempted to flush it out with a syringe filled with treated water. Ending
up using a small piece of water soaked gauze to sweep it out. I had been
fortunate to watch an experienced emergencry room physician remove a small
wood chip from someone' eye, so I knew how to invert the upper eyelid. In
2002 I carried a serious first aid kit, after taking an excellent Wilderness
First Aid course, and fortunately only used a few bandaids and antibiotic
ointment for fingernail cuticle cuts and minor infections. Kids who chew
their fingernail are prone to minor infections when they can not wash their
hands well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Meyer" <mickmeyer@cox.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 4:18 PM
Subject: [Philmont]: Wilderness First Aid

> Hi:
> The Red Cross has an excellent Wilderness First Aid class. A couple of us
> Scouters in the Tidewater area just completed the class and highly
recommend
> it.
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> We're planning a 2-3 hour wilderness first aid training session for the
> council contingent. It will be another good forum to emphasize team work
> and logical problem solving. Any suggestions on topics to cover?
>
> From you experienced Philmont trekkers out there, what are some of the
> medical emergencies that you've encountered at Philmont? Have your crew
> first aid kits been adequate for the job or were there items that you've
> added? Any items in the first aid kit that you've never used and plan to
> remove?
>
> The Philmont guidebook says most injuries happen at the end of the day
while
> in camp for the evening. That's probably consistent with the old rule of
> thumb that 80% of sports injuries occur during the last 20% of the game.
>
> Thanks much,
> Mick Meyer
> 701-Q3
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Received on Tue May 11 23:02:31 2004